Year: 2018
Why Nigeria is engaging foreign media, think tanks – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says it is engaging foreign media organisations, networks and think tanks to shape their opinions on the…
Anambra Govt. bans Church services in public schools
The Anambra Government, on Friday, banned religious bodies from using either public schools or its facilities, to conduct religious services…
Ganduje’s Bribery Video: Kano Assembly summons Daily Nigerian editor
The Committee set up by the Kano State House of Assembly to investigate the authenticity of a video clip allegedly…
3 dead as boat sinks canoe in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor /Port Harcourt Divers battled all through Thursday to recover the corpses of occupants of a canoe that capsized…
Teni Presents “Case”
Tenilicious Tenicoco popular as Teni wows her fans with yet a new afrobeat tune set to turn around the music…
UNILORIN produces 103 first class students
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, on Friday said that the university produced 103 first class…
Flood kills 6, sacks 35 Edo communities
Flooding killed six people and sacked no fewer than 35 communities in the Esan South East Local Government Area of…
Agritech will check youth migration, create job – Aregbesola
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has promised to stem the migration of youths to overseas countries in search of jobs…
PPN guber candidate mobilises South-East for Al-mustapha
Dr Haroun Aja, Ebonyi governorship candidate of the People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN), has called on the South-East to support…
Malaysian ex-deputy PM charged with money laundering, graft
Malaysian former Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmad Zahid-Hamidi was charged on Friday with 45 offences including money laundering and graft amid…
Parties rush to beat INEC deadline for submission of candidates list
Nigeria’s political parties on Thursday resorted to last minute rush to beat the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) deadline for…
DMO, Fayose disagree over Ekiti debt profile
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that the immediate past administration of Mr Ayo Fayose had a debt profile…
Tipsy Features Harrysong In ”Destiny”
Fast rising singer and musician Tipsy jumps on the weekend vibe to release his newest single entitled ''Destiny'' featuring Harrysong.
China economic growth weakest since 2009
China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis in the third quarter.
Imo traditional rulers willing to abolish Osu caste system
Traditional rulers in Ikeduru Local Government Area in Imo have expressed their willingness to abolish the Osu caste system in…
Thailand raises alarm on emerging drought crisis
The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) of Thailand on Friday raised concerns on emerging drought crisis in the country’s…
Usain Bolt has slim chance in football – Postecoglou
Former Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has cast doubt on Usain Bolt’s hopes of re-inventing himself as a football player and…
PenCom approves 3,280 applications for retirement
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has approved 3,280 applications for payment of retirement benefit under life annuity plan.
Epe LG to rehabilitate historic fish market
Epe Local Government authority says its historic fish market will soon be rehabilitated.
Brazil to inject $1.1bn into Nigeria’s agriculture
The Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, says Brazil will soon inject 1.1 billion dollars into Nigeria’s agriculture.
Yobe Govt executes N402m capital projects
The Yobe state government has approved the execution of N402.3m capital projects in Yusufari local government.
Oil prices rise to approximately $80
Oil prices rose on Friday, helped by an ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war and concerns over the death of a prominent…
Ooni of Ife unveils new wife, a Prophetess
Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Friday unveiled his new wife, Queen Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi.
Thailand: Rabies death toll rises to 17
Rabies death toll has risen to 17 in Thailand, the Disease Control Department said on Thursday.
African swine fever: U.S. blocks pork from Poland
The United States suspended imports of pork from Poland on Thursday over an outbreak of the highly contagious hog disease…
Gov. Emmanuel commends FMB for workers’ housing project
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has commended the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMB) for the 100 affordable housing…
Nigerian Govt urged to secure release of citizens detained in Libya
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Migration Enlightenment Project Nigeria (MEPN), has called on the Federal Government to demand for the list and…
Nigerian Govt unveils National Gender Action Plan on Agriculture
The Federal Government has unveiled the National Gender Action Plan on Agriculture to support and empower women farmers to move…
Niger Govt invests N4.6bn into health sector
The Niger Government has sunk N4.6 billion into improving the state’s health institutions in the last three years, according to…
Gov. Okowa calls for end to death penalty
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday added his voice to the call to end death sentences in the country.